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February 24, 2010
TO: Sponsors of National School Lunch Program Business Managers
| RE: |
Match Requirements for the National School Lunch Program |
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Documentation due by June 30, 2010 |
The enclosed document lists the amount of state-appropriated general purpose or
undesignated revenues your district must transfer to the School Food Service Account
or otherwise expend for National School Lunch Program support (e.g. expenditures for
custodial services, utilities, maintenance and repair of kitchen equipment and/or food
service labor, etc.) in order to meet the match for 2009-2010. An audit trail is required
to verify that state funds were used to meet this matching requirement.
7 CFR 210.17 Matching Federal Funds
STATE MATCH
Federal programs often have a required match of state funds to receive federal funds.
Of the Child Nutrition Programs the National School Lunch Program is the only one with
this requirement. USDA calculates the total match amount which is 30% of the base
reimbursement (section 4 funds) received by the state on all lunch meals beginning with
the July 1, 1980, school year. If the per capita income of any state is less than the per
capita income of the U.S., the matching requirement shall be decreased by the
percentage by which the State per capita income is below the per capita income of the
U.S. In Oregon, the Oregon Department of Education Child Nutrition Programs (ODE
CNP) prorates the match to each school district receiving state school funds based on
the lunches claimed for reimbursement the previous year. The districts then move the
money to the school food services fund.
As a result of a Secretary of State audit, documentation of match must be reported to
the Oregon Department of Education Child Nutrition Programs (ODE CNP). Please use
the enclosed document as your reporting tool and include a copy of your districts
expenditure audit trail report showing the transfer of state match funds. Documentation
of the match is due by June 30, 2010.
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) may recall or demand repayment
of federal funds received for the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) if ODE CNP is
unable to demonstrate that the matching requirement was met by using state revenues
disbursed to local schools.
We appreciate your partnership in assuring all Oregon children are well nourished,
ready to learn and able to make life-long healthy food choices.
If you need additional information, please contact Tatia Syron, Fiscal Analyst, Child
Nutrition Programs, at (503) 947-5618 or
tatia.syron@state.or.us 
Sincerely,
Heidi Dupuis
Manager, School Nutrition
Child Nutrition Programs
Office of the Superintendent